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Karen Gibbons and Tank the fox terrier with a few of the items to be sold in Matakana.
A massive garage sale will be held in Matakana on Easter Saturday, April 3, to raise funds for Longacres Animal Haven, a dog rescue based in Wellsford.
The cash-only sale at the community hall will run from 8am to 3pm and will include quality clothes, toys, homewares, books, bric-a-brac and a plant stall. There will also be flowers for sale, face painting by Fairy Floss in the morning and dog nail clipping.
Longacres is run by Karen Gibbons, who single-handedly rescues, re-homes and cares for countless dogs every year, including desexing, de-fleaing and registration. She receives no funding for her work, and relies solely on donations to keep the operation running, which costs tens of thousands of dollars a year.
“Some rough figures from the last year would be more than $20,000 in vet bills, over $16,000 in food and desexing ranges from $210 to $450, depending on the sex and weight of the dog,” she says.
“The sale will be a huge help towards that. We have all sorts of items to sell and all proceeds will go towards more desexing and care for the dogs.”
Karen will be at the sale with a furry friend or two, and says she’s looking forward to meeting lots of supporters old and new on what is traditionally one of Matakana’s busiest weekends.
The garage sale is being organised on Karen’s behalf by long-time supporter Liz Brewis, who is looking for donated goods and volunteer help before and during the event. Quality new and used items can be left with Pets North or Liz, at Summerset Retirement Village reception in Warkworth, or at Longacres at 220 Wellsford Valley Road. Anyone who can help set up the sale on Good Friday, April 2 or at the event itself on Saturday, should contact Liz at ebrewis10@gmail.com
